CHAMPCAR/CART: Kenny Brack Signs With Team Rahal

KENNY BRACK JOINS TEAM RAHAL AS SHELL DRIVER
HILLIARD, Ohio . . .CART FedEx Championship Series competitors Team Rahal
today announced that Kenny Brack, the 1998 Indy Racing League champion and
1999 Indianapolis 500 winner, has signed with the...

KENNY BRACK JOINS TEAM RAHAL AS SHELL DRIVER

HILLIARD, Ohio . . .CART FedEx Championship Series competitors Team Rahal
today announced that Kenny Brack, the 1998 Indy Racing League champion and
1999 Indianapolis 500 winner, has signed with the team to pilot its Shell
Ford-Cosworth/Reynard. In a press conference held at the Team Rahal
headquarters, owner Bobby Rahal introduced the new driver along with Shell
Director of Sponsorships, Events and Brand Standards Kevin Ilges.

In 28 Indy car races, Brack posted four wins, including the 83rd
Indianapolis 500, and won nearly $4.5 million in prize money. Brack
posted 16 top-ten and 11 top-five results in the all-oval track IRL
despite his early racing background was on the road courses of Europe.

"Kenny is one of the bright young stars in open wheel racing," said Rahal.
"He has consistently proven over his career that he is a championship
contender. It didn't take long to realize what a highly motivated and
focused individual he is, one who has been successful in everything he has
undertaken. I have no doubt that the combination of Kenny and Max [Papis]
will push us to new heights and enable Team Rahal to challenge for the
championship in 2000 and beyond."

"From a driver's standpoint joining a professional racing organization
with a proven record like Team Rahal gives me a chance to win races and
compete for the CART championship," said Brack. "My sole purpose in
racing is to win and to build upon the success I have had in the past.
My conversations with Bobby [Rahal] convinced me that Team Rahal has a
single underlying goal to be the best Champ Car racing team in CART and to
win the PPG Cup. That dedication to succeed solidified my decision to
join Team Rahal."

"On behalf of all those who represent the Shell brand I welcome Kenny to
Team Rahal and to the CART FedEx Championship Series," said Kevin Ilges of
Shell. "Kenny is a bright young racing star who we at Shell are looking
forward to working with both on and off the track."

Brack began his racing career in Formula Ford (1984-87) and Formula 3
(1989-90) on the road courses of Europe. He raced in the Formula Opel
Series (1991-92) prior to dominating the Scandinavian Clio Cup in 1992 and
1993. He made his US racing debut in the Barber-Saab Pro Series in 1993,
winning the championship on the strength of six race victories. After
three years in Formula 3000 (1994-96), where he was the winningest driver
during his last season, Brack moved to the Indy Racing League in 1997
where he became one of the series' dominant drivers, winning the
championship in 1998 and finishing as the runner up in 1999.

Since 1992 Brack has won three series championships (1992 Clio-Cup, 1993
Barber-Saab and 1998 IRL) and finished as the series runner-up on two
other occasions. Only twice in his last eight years has he failed to
finish in the top-four in his racing series.

"Kenny and Max are a perfect combination for Team Rahal," said Team Rahal
co-owner David Letterman. "I'm looking forward to a great season."

"The challenge for our team, for Kenny and for Max is to continue to build
on the momentum that Team Rahal had over the last third of the 1999
season," said Team Rahal General Manager Scott Roembke. "The combination
of Max, who had a breakout season in 1999, and Kenny, who has been a
perennial title contender throughout his career, gives us the opportunity
to build on the success we have enjoyed here already."

Brack is excited about the prospect of running CART's challenging schedule
of road, street and oval courses. "Over the last several seasons I have
raced exclusively on ovals, and while I like the challenge of racing on
ovals, my background is in 16 years of road racing. Therefore I really am
looking forward to the opportunity to get back and do battle on these
types of tracks. I like the ovals, but the unique combination of the CART
schedule allows me the best of both worlds. I am looking forward to the
mix of racing with events on ovals like Michigan and Chicago and historic
road courses like Mid-Ohio, Laguna Seca and Elkhart Lake, and the
challenge of street courses like Long Beach."

In 2000, Shell enters its fifth season as a primary sponsor on one of Team
Rahal's Champ Cars. Shell first partnered with Team Rahal in 1993 as an
associate sponsor. Over the last four seasons the Shell car has accounted
for two victories (Laguna Seca 1998 & 1999), six pole positions and eight
podium appearances in the CART FedEx Championship Series.

Team Rahal is a franchise member of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART).
Headquartered in suburban Columbus, Ohio, the team owned by three-time PPG
Cup Champion Bobby Rahal and CBS LATE SHOW host David Letterman currently
fields a pair of Championship Cars for Max Papis and Brack in the CART
FedEx Championship Series. The 65-member team enjoys primary sponsorship
from Shell Oil Products Company and Miller Brewing Company.